Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-04-25


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Barton
The snow Is going rapidly and the
rrelms are very high.
There was large quantity of SUI
lr made last week and tbs weather
favorable for more.
d. ID. Bean changes his residence
rom the DR.. Prime house to the c.
Percival tenement.
The NJ. +. Ladies' Aid meets with
. II Mrs. Porter Baldwin Wednesday af
eruoon. 1t will be well for Mrs. B.
to put ON an extra plate.
The public examination of teach
ers for Orleans county will be held
On Saturday, April 80, beginning at
O'cloe,, a. ID. In Barton it will be
held in the high school room.
Rev. >. >. Brigham came from
Conference on invitation and preach
ell ut the new church yesterday. His
sermon was most appropriate. He
found many friends who were glad to
greet him.
Gen. Grout has returned from his
visit to Gettysburg, where he went
with a Vermont delegation to make
N preparation for the erection of a
N monument in commemoratiOn of the
vaIor Of our good state ON that field.
The thanks Of the society are due
Miss Ethel Bickford fora beautiful
cross, decorated with lilies, made
II from clayoid, which was recently
hung in the new church. Miss Bick-
ford has learned the art of work
ing at clayoid and Is able to make
many beautiful things for decora-
tive and ornamental purposes.
suppose some Of the capitalists of
this vicinity who are seeking far and
wide for paving investments, were
% place a moderate amount in some
industry in this vicinity that would
give employment To working people,
draw business, cause the expendi-
ture Of money, build houses, increase
the population and get a fair re
turn-say as good Is railway and
bank stocks, western mortgages,
etc.. who would be 10 blame: The
East has built up the West, suppose
they were to do something at home
Would anybody be blamable.-.Sta',-
steal Journal.
Business in the mills and shops
ON the river Is fairly good this spring
j. W. Murkland at the foundry has
been having large orders for pillow
repairs which require considerable
extra help in the foundry. He Is
doing considerable work in the ma
chine shop The HubbeIl pillow bus
iness Is starting up well this spring.
O.. 4. Drew has been busy all win
ter Up his shop on doors. sash, blinds,
ETC., for the seasons trade. He
already has orders for quite a guam
titv Of work. John L. Twombly Is
busy at job work and bedstead
and table making in his shop with
good season before him. Selden
Bickford Is getting out lot of sin
gle and double farm wagons and
doing a share Of the job work. Geo.
GoaI, blacksmith, is doing custom
and carriage ironing in the same
shop. The chair factory FOLKS are
running a part of the Baxter x Grow
shop. while the other part of the
building Is occupied as a mill and
store house BY the owners. Tower
Bros are doing a good business at
the mill, and keep grain and meal
supplies. with phosphate, ETC. They
have had a good season, all things
considered. The chair factory Is
running steadily and cutting out
large amount Of lumber and chair
stock. The Scott mill is busy con.
siderable Of the time in grinding fOl
The wholesale store and other parties
On the whole the business outlook
On the river Is good. Henry Gay, a
his carding mill over the MurklanC
machine shop, carries a large stool
Of wOolens, hannels, yarns, notions
etc, and might fill quite a store oil
the street, if he desired. Those wh'
call upon him find him an accommo
dating, fair-dealing man, and ge
such goods as they buy at very rea
sonable prices
AifssInV
Alden II. Darling has put plan
er and run Of provender stone in hi
SAW mill.
Jack Beede is preparing to star
his large drive Of logs down the rive